tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post7558187826277781845..comments2016-12-07T20:24:08.871-05:00Comments on Bostonmaggie: Congressman Dan Burton & US Navy SEALsBostonMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-72365699246598559352009-12-05T09:51:39.315-05:002009-12-05T09:51:39.315-05:00Official documents were supposed to be released ye...Official documents were supposed to be released yesterday, December 4th. But to my knowledge they weren&#39;t. So far everything we know is based on people who have seen the deocuments. As soon as I find them I will link them.BostonMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-83764337752068239242009-12-04T23:37:18.245-05:002009-12-04T23:37:18.245-05:00Oh, and Maggie, can you provide a link to someplac...Oh, and Maggie, can you provide a link to someplace we can read the formal charges? I tried a couple of web searches, and was drowned in news articles and blog posts.wolfwalkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-65083980246248418012009-12-04T22:04:57.126-05:002009-12-04T22:04:57.126-05:00Thanks, Maggie. This story smelled fishy to me ev...Thanks, Maggie. This story smelled fishy to me ever since I first heard it. It makes MUCH more sense if they&#39;re being charged with violations connected with the investigation, rather than smacking around a prisoner who wasn&#39;t actually all that much smacked around. No matter what the situation, nobody can be allowed to lie in an official investigation and get away with it.wolfwalkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-65797727391824746142009-12-04T19:56:34.913-05:002009-12-04T19:56:34.913-05:00Tom - Thanks! And thanks for the Tweets as well.Tom - Thanks! And thanks for the Tweets as well.BostonMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-37291856206214813142009-12-04T19:55:52.714-05:002009-12-04T19:55:52.714-05:00I don&#39;t know what you are disagreeing with. T...I don&#39;t know what you are disagreeing with. The Geneva Conventions have nothing to do with that charges brought against the SEALs.<br /><br />You ask where the professionalism and military bearing are? They are in this process. The fact that an allegation was investigated *at all* speaks to the fact that our military takes human rights more seriously than any other military in the history of the world.<br /><br />You say you would have acted &quot;in the same way&quot;. The same way as what? You have no idea what happened. None of us do. That is the point of the investigation. <br /><br />You say &quot;2 wrongs don&#39;t make a right&quot;. That is correct. But what &quot;wrong&quot; or &quot;wrongs&quot; are you talking about?<br /><br />Go read the charges as brought. Only one is charged with assault - SO2 McCabe. They are all charged with interfering with the investigation - &quot;making a false official statement&quot;; &quot;dereliction of performance of duty&quot;; &quot;impediment of an investigation&quot;.<br /><br />So an allegation was brought. There was an investigation. Charges were brought. There was an offer of Captain&#39;s Mast (or Admiral&#39;s, depending on who was presiding). That offer was refused and a Courts Martial was requested instead. This process is ongoing. How does this involve or violate the Geneva Conventions?<br /><br />And by the way, this happens to us all the time in foreign countries, so there&#39;s no &quot;what if&quot; there.BostonMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-36717538697262037492009-12-04T19:52:26.620-05:002009-12-04T19:52:26.620-05:00Anonymous,
I think what Maggie is saying is that ...Anonymous,<br /><br />I think what Maggie is saying is that if wrongs were proven to be committed then those who committed them should be held accountable, and it would be wrong to just sweep it under the rug as the congressman is suggesting.Tom Goeringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-46233363364452991412009-12-04T18:56:30.930-05:002009-12-04T18:56:30.930-05:00I have to disagree. Isn&#39;t this why the Geneva ...I have to disagree. Isn&#39;t this why the Geneva Convention took place? If the roles were reversed, and this happened to one of us in a foreign country we would be crying foul. I think in the same position as the SEALS, I would have acted the same way, but that doesn&#39;t make it OK. 2 wrongs don&#39;t make a right. Where is the professionalism and the military bearing we are known for the world over?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-29321477936065578162009-12-04T17:02:39.408-05:002009-12-04T17:02:39.408-05:00Well said Maggie.Well said Maggie.Tom Goeringnoreply@blogger.com